Mid-Season Champions Crowned at the Quad City Speedway
By: Brad Hines
East Moline, IL. – June 30, 2013 – It was Richmond Gear Mid-Season Championship, presented by U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco, Sunday night at the Quad City Speedway and nail biting finishes were the name of the game. All features were lined up by point standings going into Sunday night’s racing action and that set the stage for some crowd pleasing side by side racing at the ¼ mile high banks.
The tone for the night was set in the first feature of the evening with the U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds. The rivalry between Greg Durbin and Doug Crampton added another chapter with them battling it out for the first 16 laps. On lap 17 Crampton moved up one line on the track and ran side by side with Durbin for the final three laps. Coming to the checkered flag they were door to door with Crampton edging out Durbin by a nose. Eric Barnes finished a solid third right on Crampton and Durbin. Brian Bushong finished fourth followed by Jason Bahrs, who started 14th. Heat winners were Todd Dykema and Ray Cox Jr.
For the third week in a row Blue Grass’ Brandon Dahl found his way into victory lane in the 4-Cylinders. B. Dahl used the bottom side of the track to hold Aaron Hitt and Zach Bollinger, who both challenged for the lead several times. Hitt would take second followed by Bollinger, Nolan Kaufman, who started 20th, and Zach Dahl. Heat winners were Hitt and J.R. Brown.
UMP Modified point leader, Milo Veloz Jr., and Eureka, IL’s, Brock Bauman had a race for the ages Sunday night. For the first 19 laps B. Bauman used the whole track trying to find a way around M. Veloz but it wasn’t until the white flag lap that B. Bauman made his move coming out of turn 2 for the lead. B. Bauman held off M. Veloz the final ½ lap to collect his first career Quad City Speedway win. Cody Bauman finished third followed by Mike Chasteen Jr., who started 14th, and R.J. Gonzales. Matt Werner turned in the quickest lap in the Mr. Fix It Time Trials with a 14.49. Heat winners were M. Veloz and Jason Pershy.
It may be his first season running full time at the Quad City Speedway for Maquoketa’s Jarett Franzen but you wouldn’t be able to tell by the way he has been running as of late. Franzen grabbed his third consecutive win in the Weber Auto Group Street Stocks holding off a very strong Chris Lawrence for 15 laps. Korey Peterson, who started 11th, took third followed by Rob Nylin, who started 12th, and Perry Gellerstedt. Heat winners were Lawrence and Franzen.
In the highly anticipated Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models Mike Zemo Jr. jumped out to an impressive with Nate Beuseling and Rob Toland running side by side for second. On lap 15 though it became a whole different race when Zemo broke an axel ending his night. Toland would hold off late charges by Beuseling and Mike Cothron to clam another “W”. Cothron would get by Beuseling for second with Todd Malmstrom taking fourth and LeRoy Brenner fifth. Heat winners were Toland and Brenner.
Pole setter Shon Sanders held off a late charge from Mike Pershing in the McDonald’s Mod Lites to snag another victory. Wapello, IA’s, Dan Keltner came all the way from 13th to finish third. Brad Lucy and Dan Guss rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Lucy and Sanders.
Racing at the Quad City Speedway continues next Sunday, July 7th, in the Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models, UMP Modifieds, U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds, Weber Auto Group Street Stocks, and 4-Cylinders. Hot laps are at 5:15pm with the UMP Modified Mr. Fix It Time Trials to follow. Normal admission prices apply.
Results – 6/30/13
U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Todd Dykema
2. Eric Barnes
3. Terry Rentfro
4. Brian Bushing
5. Joe Jones Jr.
6. Greg Durbin
7. Doug Crampton
Heat 2
1. Ray Cox Jr.
2. Jason Bahrs
3. Leland Bushong
4. Matt Werner
5. Craig Crawford
6. Dan Hahn
7. George Spence III
Feature
1. Doug Crampton
2. Greg Durbin
3. Eric Barnes
4. Brian Bushong
5. Jason Bahrs
6. Craig Crawford
7. Leland Bushong
8. Matt Werner
9. Ray Cox Jr.
10. Joe Jones Jr.
11. Dan Hahn
12. George Spence III
13. Terry Rentfro
14. Todd Dykema
4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Zach Bollinger
3. Josh Sharpe
4. Cameron Poci
5. Zach Dahl
6 Cody Williams
7. Brad Salisberry
8. Derrick DeFord
9. Brandon Dahl
10. Nolan Kaufman
Heat 2
1. J.R. Brown
2. Drew Wise
3. Mike Wisdom
4. Ken Stogdell
5. Rob Harding Jr.
6. Brandon Setser
7. Chance Huston
8. Erick Hood
9. Josh Starr
10. Kenny Klahn
Feature
1. Brandon Dahl
2. Aaron Hitt
3. Zach Bollinger
4. Nolan Kaufman
5. Zach Dahl
6. Brandon Setser
7. Derrick DeFord
8. Ken Stogdell
9. Drew Wise
10. Josh Starr
11. Kenny Klahn
12. Cody Williams
13. Cameron Poci
14. J.R. Brown
15. Brad Salisberry
16. Chance Huston
17. Erick Hood
18. Rob Harding Jr.
19. Mike Wisdom
20. Josh Sharpe
UMP Modifieds
Mr. Fix It Time Trials
1. Matt Werner – 14.49
2. Cody Bauman – 14.51
3. Milo Veloz Jr. – 14.63
4. Jason Pershy – 14.66
5. Shaune Lewis – 14.68
6. Brock Bauman – 14.76
7. Austin Hewitt – 14.79
8. Justin Veloz – 14.82
9. Mike Chasteen Jr. – 14.88
10. R.J. Gonzales – 15.07
11. Brandon Durbin – 15.13
12. Dave Hammond – 15.23
13. Chad Tucker – 15.40
14. Doug Curless – 15.61
15. Dustin Schram – 17.50
16. Mark VerVynck – N/A
Heat 1
1. Milo Veloz Jr.
2. Matt Werner
3. Shaune Lewis
4. Brandon Durbin
5. Mike Chasteen Jr.
6. Chad Tucker
7. Dustin Schram
8. Austin Hewitt
Heat 2
1. Jason Pershy
2. Cody Bauman
3. Brock Bauman
4. Justin Veloz
5. Doug Curless
6. Dave Hammond
7. R.J. Gonzales
8. Mark VerVynck
Feature
1. Brock Bauman
2. Milo Veloz Jr.
3. Cody Bauman
4. Mike Chasteen Jr.
5. R.J. Gonzales
6. Matt Werner
7. Doug Curless
8. Dustin Schram
9. Shaune Lewis
10. Dave Hammond
11. Chad Tucker
12. Austin Hewitt
13. Mark VerVynck
14. Justin Veloz
15. Brandon Durbin
16. Jason Pershy
Weber Auto Group Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. Chris Lawrence
2. Joe Bonney
3. Rick Schriner
4. Korey Peterson
5. Steven Jackson
6. Chad Coyne
7. Dwayne Smith Jr.
Heat 2
1. Jarett Franzen
2. Perry Gellerstedt
3. Curtis Radke
4. Rob Nylin
5. Jimmy Simpson
6. Terry Smith
7. Steve Gustaf Sr.
Feature
1. Jarett Franzen
2. Chris Lawrence
3. Korey Peterson
4. Rob Nylin
5. Perry Gellerstedt
6. Chad Coyne
7. Curtis Radke
8. Terry Smith
9. Joe Bonney
10. Rick Schriner
11. Steve Gustaf Sr.
12. Steven Jackson
13. Dwayne Smith Jr.
14. Jimmy Simpson
Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models
Heat 1
1. Rob Toland
2. Todd Malmstrom
3. Mike Zemo Jr.
4. Kyle Neels
5. Ryan Claeys
6. Anthony Guss
7. Cory Goldbeck
Heat 2
1. LeRoy Brenner
2. Nate Beuseling
3. Mike Guldenpfennig
4. Jason Bert
5. Mike Cothron
6. Kelly Pestka
Feature
1. Rob Toland
2. Mike Cothron
3. Nate Beuseling
4. Todd Malmstrom
5. LeRoy Brenner
6. Mike Guldenpfennig
7. Kyle Neels
8. Ryan Claeys
9. Kelly Pestka
10. Anthony Guss
11. Cory Goldbeck
12. Jason Bert
13. Mike Zemo Jr.
McDonald’s Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. Brad Lucy
2. Chase Flatt
3. Mike Dominguez
4. Mike Pershing
5. Brian Schnell
6. Blake Woodruff
7. Carl Pershing
Heat 2
1. Shon Sanders
2. Dan Keltner
3. Dan Guss
4. David Norton
5. John Belville
6. Gary Snyder
7. Graham Fate
Feature
1. Shon Sanders
2. Mike Pershing
3. Dan Keltner
4. Brad Lucy
5. Dan Guss
6. Brian Schnell
7. Mike Dominguez
8. Carl Pershing
9. David Norton
10. Blake Woodruff
11. Gary Snyder
12. John Belville
13. Chase Flatt
14. Graham Fate
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